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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1940
Page
6
The column urges graceful movement and proper carriage for women, with tips on posture breathing and avoiding tense shoulders. It also offers beauty guidance on pale cheeks and nutrition, plus readers are invited to submit questions to the Beauty Box Editor. Social notes summarize local gatherings in Hartselle including teas, club meetings, and a Rotary luncheon with notable attendees and prizes.
The Current Review Club hosted by Mrs. Lee Palmer featured a program on Great Musicians with readings on Jenny Lind and Madame Schumann Heink. Prizes were awarded at the Hartselle Garden Club meeting and the Tuesday Bridge Club enjoyed tea after games.
Mrs Jack Lee and Mrs Robin Lyles reside in Tennessee and relatives in Courtland and Columbia are mentioned. Several residents travel or return home from visits to Birmingham Veto Lawrenceburg Ky Ragland Ala Lindale Texas Louisville Miss Grenada Ark Hot Springs Ark and other locations. Multiple family and visitor updates list names including Kracke Smith Coggins Bradley Stone Newman Currier Pattillo and others.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Pitts and son Rudolph of Fayetteville Tennessee visited Capshaw area relatives. A series of weekend visits occurred among local families including Brown Roberts and family in Chattanooga with I B Roberts and Ernest Aldridge, Miss Mary Sue Hobbs of Tanner with Flossie Balch, and numerous others. Rev Hoyt Vassar to preach at Capshaw Baptist Church on Sunday at 2 30 PM May 19.
The Forest Chapel Woman's Missionary Union met at Mrs. M. M. Kyle's home Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Roberts presiding. Mrs. Kyle led devotion and three members presented the leaflet program on Mrs. Luke Johnson. Mrs. Cox read "Meditation of a Mother" and seven members plus two visitors attended the social hour with ice cream and cake.
Miss Wilma Jean Cheatham and Lowell Via wed at Jones Chapel on a Saturday evening drawing many friends. Other area events include decoration services at Herring and Johnson’s Chapel, plus visits among Addison Bethlehem Battleground and Pleasant View residents.
Local residents attended decoration at Johnson Chapel on Sunday. Several families, including the McCaigs, Barkleys, Sandlins, Knox, Lee, and Thomason, visited relatives and friends. Lina Ruth Summerford is ill with chicken pox. A Mother’s Day program and afternoon singing are planned for next Sunday.
Morgan County reports several residents at a Thursday Athens quartet program. Miss Beckie McKee visited Eva with sister Martha Ann Holmes. Elizabeth Holmes funeral attended Saturday. Annie Bell Hamilton and Malinda Lewis visited ill Lizzie Humphrey near Antioch. Mary Williams and daughter Evalee from Cullman stayed with sister Mattie Woodall. Attendees joined a Hulace singing Sunday.
Anne Adams presents pattern 4464 a scalloped yoke dress in floral fabric with optional long or short sleeves and a front tying sash. One-piece back, darts at the waist, size 16 uses 4 1/18 yards of 35 inch fabric. Order by mail with 15 cents, pattern book 15 cents, book and pattern together 25 cents.
The report lists social visits and dinners across Union Hill Danville Blue Springs and Nashville with families such as Mrs Auburn McKee Miss Velma King and Wanda Self. It also notes a pursuing chase by police officers and Judge Gilliam suspending a $5 fine after Middel offered a novel excuse.
Louis Middel, 21, appeared in Denver court after admitting he was speeding. He told Judge Philip Gilliam he was taking $4,000 to the bank when an armed incident occurred.
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